Mapuana Antonio, DrPH
Associate Professor and Department Associate Chair
Specialization Head: Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Email: antoniom@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-2334 | Office: Biomed C-103

Kathryn L. Braun, DrPH
Professor
Graduate Chair, PhD Public Health Program
PhD in Public Health (Community-Based and Translational Research)
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: kbraun@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5768 | Office: Biomed D-202

Jane Chung-Do, DrPH
Professor & Department Chair
Specialization Head: Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: chungjae@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4548 | Office: Biomed D-103B

Jonathan Y. Huang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Email: huangjy@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-7495 | Office: Biomed D-104K

Eric Hurwitz, DC, PhD
Professor
Graduate Chair, PhD Epidemiology Program
Epidemiology
Email: ehurwitz@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-7425 | Office: Biomed D-104AA

Derek Johnson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management
Email: derek42@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5741 | Office: Biomed C-105CA

Samantha Keaulana-Scott, PhD
Assistant Professor
Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Email: skscott@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3206 | Office: Biomed D-104B

Lisa Kehl, MSW, MPH, LSW, TTS
Practicum Coordinator
Health Policy and Management
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: kehl@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5771 | Office: Biomed D-104E

Shiwen “Sherlock” Li, PhD
Assistant Professor
Epidemiology
Email: shiwenli@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4308 | Office: Biomed D-104H

Yuanan (Ron) Lu, PhD
Professor
Environmental Health
Epidemiology
Email: yuanan@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-2702 | Office: Biomed D-104J

Elizabeth McFarlane, PhD
Associate Professor
Specialization Head: Health Policy and Management
Health Policy and Management
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: ecmcfarl@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4553 | Office: Biomed T-102B

Denise Nelson-Hurwitz, PhD
Associate Professor
Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Email: denisene@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3089 | Office: Biomed D-203

Alex Ortega, PhD
Dean, Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health
Professor of Public Health
Health Policy and Management
Email: aortega2@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-6300 | Office: Gartley Hall, Dean’s Office

Catherine Pirkle, PhD (on leave January 1, 2026 – December 31, 2026)
Professor
Health Policy and Management
Email: cmpirkle@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-8748 | Office: Biomed T-102

Lorinda Riley, SJD
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Chair
Health Policy and Management
Email: lorindar@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5764 | Office: Biomed D-104H

Taylor B. Rogers, PhD
Assistant Professor
Director, Public Health Workforce Initiative
Health Policy and Management
Email: tbr9@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-8577 | Office: Biomed D-106

Tetine Lynn Sentell, PhD
Professor & Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship
Health Policy and Management
Email: tsentell@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5781| Office: Biomed D-104M

David A. Stupplebeen, PhD
Assistant Professor
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: dstupp@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-2862 | Office: Biomed D-104D

Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda, DrPH
Associate Professor
Graduate Chair, MPH and MS Programs
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: jsugimot@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5695 | Office: Biomed C-105CA

Jake Ryann C. Sumibcay, DrPH
Assistant Professor
Health Policy and Management & Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Native Hawaiian & Indigenous Health
Email: jrcs@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3142 | Office: Biomed D-104C

Yan Yan Wu, PhD
Professor
Specialization Head: Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Email: yywu@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-6025 | Office: Biomed D-104L

Vanessa Cunanan, PhD
Instructor
Epidemiology
Email: vcunanan@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-5742 | Office: Biomed D-104G

Uday “AJ” Patil, PhD
Instructor
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: uday@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-2871 | Biomed D-104F

Katherine “Kat” Yang, PhD
Instructor
Epidemiology
Email: kyang8@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-8577 | Biomed D-104AA

Veronica Carvajal, MSC
Junior Specialist
Email: vcarvaja@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-0678 | Office: Biomed T-102

Erin Julia Chosy, PhD
Associate Specialist
Email: chosy@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-4340 | Office: Biomed D-104V

May Rose Dela Cruz, DrPH
Associate Researcher
Native Hawaiian and Indigenous Health
Social and Behavioral Health Sciences
Email: isnec@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-8530 | Office: Biomed T-611

Claire Huang, MPH
Junior Specialist
Email: clairehu@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-7277 | Office: Biomed D-104R

Lehua Brooke Keliikoa, DrPH
Associate Specialist
Email: lehuac@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-6226 | Office: Biomed D-104AB

Jordan Marshall, MPH
Junior Specialist
Email: jordanm9@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-0645 | Office: Biomed C-105R

Meghan McGurk, MPH
Assistant Specialist
Email: mcgurkm@hawaii.edu | Phone: (808) 956-3401 | Office: Biomed D-104S

Michael Phillips, PhD
Associate Specialist
mphil@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-5756 | Biomed C-105C

Yuka Polovina, PhD
Specialist
yukajp@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0630 | Biomed C-105P

Rebekah Rodericks, MSC
Junior Specialist
rebekah7@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-0434 | Biomed D-210

Kara Saiki, MPH
Junior Specialist
knsaiki@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-5505 | Biomed D-210

Gursimran “Simi” Sidhu, MPH
Junior Researcher
gsidhu@hawaii.edu | Biomed C-105B

Whitney Watts, MS
Junior Specialist
wnwatts@hawaii.edu | (808) 956-8894 | Biomed D-210

Rosana Hernandez Weldon, PhD, MPH
Associate Specialist
rhweldon@hawaii.edu (808) 956-5775 | Biomed T-102A